Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a progressive motor and sensory neuropathy (nerve disorder) characterized by
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is named for French neurologists Jean M. Charcot and Pierre Marie, and British neurologist Howard Tooth, who simultaneously described the disorder in 1866.
CMT is generally divided into two types, which are similar...
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